Originally Published in Madras Courier
Editorial Note
Celebrity obsession, a sickness that has crept into our society, has accelerated with the advent of social media.
Man, by virtue of an inexplicable program of nature or through his arduous biological evolutionary journey, has developed a penchant for the transcendent. He is fascinated by anything or anyone that seems to transcend the mundane and the ordinary. Bereft of rhyme or reason, he readily loses himself in something he perceives to be higher than himself in utter awe and admiration. In this context, the contemporary malady of celebrity worship finds its genesis from time immemorial to the tribal warriors in ancient societies at the dawn of civilisation.